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Re: [Hammock Camping] Re: Flat Sleeping

And only $200, wow a bargain! Okay, it IS a very cool cot and if I had that kind of cash and a tent it d be the only cot I d take camping with me, but I d

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, May 28, 2007

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And only $200, wow a bargain!

Okay, it IS a very cool cot and if I had that kind of cash and a tent it'd be the only cot I'd take camping with me, but I'd still rather hang around my hammock (home made based on hennesy with the under storage of a clark and side entrance). Much more comfortable and I don't have to find a flat spot, worry about putting it all together in a downpour or disturb the vegetation in the campsite. Nice idea though.

pretty cool cot... but i'd still rather swing in my hammock<g>.
yeah, i use a insulated air mat in my hammock. it's extreamly comfy & it does help you to lay even flater. i use the big agness insulated air core in warmer temps & the exped 7 in colder temps.
because of a back injury & surgerys i've had to use an air mat in the hammock, but recently i've noticed that the back is doing better & i've been sleeping w/o a mat this week.
so this summer i will probably leave the air mat home.
BTW... i've found a 10" hammock to be an optimal length for me. but only 50" wide.
....tim

If you really want to get flat you can always sleep directly on
shelter floors. Hahaha, but I have only met a very few folks that can
do that. There is a light weight backpacking cot that looks like it
would work http://www.luxurylite.com/cotindex.html but even simpler
than that is an air mattress. They have them with no insulation for
warmer weather, they have them with some synthetic insulation for
moderate temperatures and they have them with down insulation for
serious insulation. I have a Exped7, which is 2.8 inches thick and a
Stevenson 80 inch long one that is 4.5 inches thick. They are
comfortable on anything including concrete and warm enough to go to
any temperature I camp in. My experience with them in hammocks is
they flatten the lie a good bit but you need a pretty good size
hammock to use them, especially since they raise you up enough to
affect stability.

Personally I have found that the full width Speer style hammocks are
pretty dang comfortable and if you want it more comfortable/flatter,
just make it longer. The tradeoff is the longer they are they heavier
and bulkier things get. At some point you just have to make tradeoffs
that suit you. I've been doing it long enough now that I can get
comfortable using several different types of insulation schemes and I
suspect you can too.

Dave
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don`t leave the CREATOR out of the creation!!!

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